V A L E N C I A  5

Retro Synthpop Playlist

80s Pop Vibes

cold tunes for cold days ( post punk / darkwave )

KALTE UND DUNKLE WELLEN I - 2

DER DUNKLE KLANG MEINES LEBENS I - 8

Hej Kom och Hjälp Mig

Rekapitulacija 1980-84

The Force

Closer than breathing, nearer than hands and feet, inner agency initiates harmony. This post-punk anthem swoons in the moonlight as this mysterious union ricochets inside an unsuspecting world. Closer explores the bond that transcends all human limitations “no secrets between soul mates”.

Our passions haunting ghost 				
Chills me when you’re close				
Closer, than the air I breathe				
Your secret place inside					
Where all your demons hide				
Closer, than the air I breathe				

For you I lose it all						
Together we will fall						
Closer than the air I breathe				
The darkness in your eyes				
Cuts deep into the night 					
Our blood will bind us					
Closer than the air I breathe				

The rapture burns so bright				
When lightening scrapes the sky			
Closer, than the air I breathe				
If I ever, lose the faith					
Or slip from your embrace				
Closer, than the air I breathe				

For you I lose it all						
Together we will fall						
Closer than the air I breathe				
The darkness in your eyes				
Cuts deep into the night 					
Our blood will bind us					
Closer than the air I breathe

Your heartbeat pumps the blood I bleed		
Black as pitch is all I see					
I pray that the day will never come		
Our fractured cord will come undone

Engineered, Produced, Mixed & Mastered by: 
Pete Mills at Shadow Zone Sound
Written by Pete Mills, Donal Finn, Natalie Rakes
Bass, Guitar, Synth, Vocals: Pete Mills
Drums: Shawn Mrazek
Additional Production: Ellen Hawk

Darkness

Closer

Classic

Summer of 69 (Classic Version)

Nælur

Böring

Hit The Pulse

Portion Control / Crash Weight Gain

Linear Movement - To Another Soul (Mikkseria Petit Edit)

You Can Call Me - Paul Simon

Extraits d'une minute de Jacno Future, l'album hommage à Jacno à paraître le 6 juin 2011.

Jacno Future - 16 - Arthur H et Neimo - Rectangle

Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (Jesse Bloch Remix)

Original by Whitney Houston
Cover performed by Adam Emberton

Songs from the Age I Am

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Whitney Houston Cover)

If love can’t outlast the grave, then what’s the point of it all? Blood Red Roses offers a tale of love as both a blessing and a curse, a lover’s spell that binds and breaks. The lyrics speak of the painful grip of desire, where passion cuts deep, and the roses bloom with both beauty and brutality. It’s a song of torment, of being bound to a love that wounds as much as it seduces. The heart, though shattered, is drawn ever closer to the sweet destruction. Blood Red Roses weaves a rich tapestry of religious themes and metaphors, invoking the crucifixion—the ultimate act of sacrifice—and the unwavering faith in resurrection. In the realm of gothic literature, parallels are drawn between the holy communion and the dark covenant of iconic vampires like Nosferatu, Dracula, and Vourdalak. Legends recount how those who witnessed such haunting spectacles etched their tales into history, whispering of eternal life.
In this context, roses—deep crimson and tinged with blood—become powerful symbols of a love forged in sacrifice. The inspiration for writing Blood Red Roses emerged from a serene moment of introspection, its haunting hook taking shape during a meditative moment when frontman Pete Mills drifted beyond time into a spiritual plane. The themes explored in the track also delve into a toxic love that spirals into depravity yet clings desperately to the flicker of hope for rebirth and redemption—all things part and parcel regarding religious fervor and pacts sealed in blood.

The video for the song, inspired by Denis Villeneuve’s Dune adaptation—particularly the infrared scenes of Feyd-Rautha (Austin Butler) in the arena—was shot by Ellen Hawk. It showcases Mills’ multi-instrumental talents and mirrors the song’s intensity, capturing the complex emotions at the heart of Blood Red Roses.

Released at the spawn of Autumn as the world shifts into the cold of winter, Blood Red Roses keeps those, who dare to love, warm throughout the storm.

Blood Red Roses

no way out

worry

Hello listeners! Welcome to the EnterVR podcast. On today's show I speak with Ikrima Elhassan from Kite and Lightning! Come along as we learn about the open source plugin Kite and Lightning is publishing in order to allow you to create 360 in engine experiences. 


40: Intro 

1:40 What do Hollywood studios see in VR?

3:00 How much does location influence whether you survive or die in VR?

5:40 What's next for Kite and Lightning?

7:00 Is it possible to survive in VR by simply selling content to consumers?

10:00 Why not take money from venture capitalists?

14:00 When will we find out what experiences sells in vr?

15:00 What motivates Kite and Lightning to continue pushing forward?

16:00 How to manage publishing content on multiple VR platforms and marketplaces.

18:00 Releasing their own open source plug in! To create Kite and Lightning type experiences.

23:00 The pro's and cons of creating 360 in engine video experiences.

27:00 Using synthetic light fields to get around the limitations of 360 in engine video.

32:00 Will Tesla vehicles become self aware?

33:00 What is the cost of producing VR content?

35:00 What will it take to generate a mass transition of consumers from the legacy paradigm to VR?

37:00 What is the overall sense of the VR industry community? 

40:00 Will money change the way we view the VR industry?

41:00 How are people's reactions to VR changed over the last couple of years?

44:00 How do you see VR for its potential and not just its short comings?

45:00 What does the creative future of Kite and Lightning look like?

46:00 What will be the keyboard of VR? 

50:00 Exploring the "watching little worlds " effect. Playing Chrono Trigger in VR?

51:00 If we could bring the back the Neandarthal, should we?

52:00 Closing thoughts and staying in touch.

Thanks to Ikrima for being a true scholar and gentleman of virtual reality and thank you for listening!

Keep in touch with the links below:

http://blog.kiteandlightning.la/

hello@kiteandlightning.la

@KNLstudio 


Kite and Lightning is at the vanguard of changing the way we tell stories

Picture Perfect

Glass Spells cover of Natalia Lafourcade - Nunca Es Suficiente

Nunca Es Suficiente

Worlds Collide

Written and performed by Marci Elizabeth and Jimmy Deer
Produced by Jimmy Deer

Asteroids

Buy/Stream

deadbeat

Listen/download ➤ https://ffm.colortheory.com/thisbrightcircumstance

“The Rehearsal” is about compulsively practicing conversations in your head—what you’ll say, how you’ll say it, and replaying it until it all feels just right, even if you end up never saying a word.

THE REHEARSAL
©2025 Brian Hazard (ASCAP)

I deal in daydreams
I traffic in text
Endless predictions of
What you’ll say next

I pick my battles
And I take my licks
At the rehearsal
I rewrite the script

There’s something I have to get off my chest
But I don’t know how to say it best

Tape decks chew on old cassettes
Restless pacing wears the floorboards
Grasp at smoke and call it home
Shape my thoughts like molten chrome

Stories aching to be told
Every silence must be broken
But I bottled the eclipse
From my umbra to your lips

It’s a compulsion
A cognitive trap
At the rehearsal
I polish my act

I’m the sole architect of each pause
I preach my gospel to empty halls

Why not let the words find their own flow?
I can make it all up as I go

Improvisation
Is the skillful way
Trust when the time comes
I’ll know what to say

Let go of scenes
That may never exist
Live in the moment
And welcome the risk

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The Rehearsal

Trans-Europe Express

Showroom Dummies (2009 Remaster)

Marquee Moon

Solid Pleasure

Stanztrigger (Remastered 2005)

Stepping Out of Line - The Anthology

It's Obvious

Half Mute / Scream With a View

What Use

Sparks In A Dark Room

Time

Holograms

Chasing My Mind

Medusa

Louise

Bourbonese Qualk 1983-1987

Backslash

LINEAR MOVEMENT : the game

Karaoke Hits 1983, Vol. 2

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Originally Performed By Cyndi Lauper) [Full Vocal Version]

Linear Movement - To Another Soul (Mikkseria Petit Edit)

mikkseria